We walked partway up the hill opposite our land to the path to Mr. Additon’s small wharf, where he allows us to tie up our boat. After loading our lunch, tackle box, and three reels into the boat, we climbed aboard.
Mom sat in the front, lit a Pall Mall Red, and Lloyd sat in the back, loaded his pipe, and off we went, with me occupying the middle seat and pushing the oars far enough to reach the water and row us out away from the shore. Once we were far enough to give both of them a good distance to cast their line with the shiny spinner lure out close to the Cat Tails and reeds, but not in them. Almost the minute that Mom’s lure sailed right next to the reeds, a huge Black Bass leaped out of the water and grabbed her lure and disappeared in a splash, heading for the bottom and the reeds, hoping to spit out the hooks.
Bass has a tough mouth, so it was unlikely he could, but he gave her a good fight. At about the same time, Lloyd cast out close to her spot, and he was rewarded with another strike of a Bass. They both worked their catches for quite a while until the fish tired, then brought them into the boat and stored them in the bucket.
Mom said, “Bren, row up to the other end of the lake. Maybe the Pickeral are biting!” So, I rowed up to the farther end of the lake; it was a small lake compared to some in the area, but it wasn’t fished a lot. We almost always took home a good supply of fish; it was fun, and they are pretty tasty when fried over the open fire.
The fun thing about fishing is you get sunshine, fresh air, and exercise. This morning, getting my exercise on my rowing machine, I closed my eyes, and this is the adventure I dreamed, in living color, and I loved seeing Mom and Lloyd again. I suspect we will see each other again on another rowing adventure, soon.
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